ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – RIA FCU is celebrating its newest branch inside a newly-remodeled Hy-Vee in Silvis.

TOLEDO, Ore. – Pacific Spruce FCU has signed a processing agreement with CO-OP Financial Services.

NORFOLK, VA. – 1st Advantage FCU said yesterday it has selected Geezeo to provide a PFM solution and integrated marketing platform.

VANCOUVER, Wash. – iQ CU announced yesterday it has signed a multi-year agreement with FTSI for first and second line servicing on 28 Diebold ATMs.

WARRENVILLE, Ill. – Members United Corporate FCU said yesterday it is shifting to a new global payments service from Travelex.

DULUTH, GA. – ATM maker NCR Corp. said a 5% boost in second quarter revenues pushed net income almost 40% higher for the period to $31 million.

GLASTONBURY, Conn. – Open Solutions, Inc., announced yesterday it has agreed to acquire The Weiland Financial Group, a provider of financial account-management solutions for financial institutions and Fortune 1000 companies.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Two area men were arrested Friday and charged with running an Internet scam often associated with Nigeria through their account at Whatcom Educational CU.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Audited financials for NCUA’s year-old Temporary Corporate CU Stabilization Fund shows the corporate bailout fund ended 2009 with liabilities of just under $7 billion, or almost $1 billion more than projected when the fund was created last year.

SCFCU Unveils New Website

LAS VEGAS-Moving forward, corporates will need to focus on two things: effectiveness and efficiency. That's the view of Brad Miller, CEO of Southeast Corporate FCU in Tallahassee, Fla., and the former president of the Association of Corporate CUs for the past four years.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-Even asset managers who were predicting a decline in housing were stunned by the downturn that eventually ensnared corporate credit unions' balance sheets.

VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Members of Baxter Credit Union are raring to bank on the go-nearly 15% of all online members actively use mobile banking. But that remarkable usage is just a whisper of what will become a roar, according to Jeff Johnson, SVP-CIO of IT at the CU.

RALEIGH, N.C.-Although SECU pays relatively little to offer bill pay to members, SVP E-Services Rick Rhoads said he is disappointed with adoption rates. About 15% of members with checking accounts use bill pay, he said.

RALEIGH, N.C.-Most credit unions pay through the nose to offer electronic bill pay to members-often from $4 to $6 per member per month. State Employees' CU (SECU) here pays $2 per member per month, according to Rick Rhoads, SVP, e-services at the CU.

ST. LOUIS-Doug Varble, North American VP, Compass Plus, offered three top strategies for driving mobile banking adoption to a broader base of members.

July

CHICAGO-As an economist, Dave Colby is accustomed to being asked what potholes he foresees in the road ahead. Colby joked that with the economy being what it is, these days he has trouble seeing the road.

PLANO, Texas-Credit union executives' outlook on the nascent economic recovery remains static, with Southwest Corporate FCU's CEO Confidence Index second quarter results nearly identical to the first quarter.

Matz: NCUSIF Could Go Slightly Below 1.2% Level